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Berkshire Books online
« on: Saturday 28 February 09 16:46 GMT (UK) »
Thought it could be useful if we posted information and or links about local or family history books that can be found online. So here goes:

IA = Internet Archive, Anc = Ancestry, GB = Google Books

The History of Newbury - Walter Money, 1887 (still the best history of the town available) - IA
The First & Second Battles of Newbury and the Siege of Donnington Castle - Walter Money (both editions) - IA
Thatcham, Berks, and its manors. - Barfield (both volumes) - IA
Transcripts from the Parish Registers of Thatcham: Made by Thomas Rawlinson - Walter Money (early registers only) - IA
Bucklebury - A Berkshire Parish - AL Humphries (outstanding village history) - Anc
Berkshire Archaeological Journal - many Vols -  IA and www.berksarch.co.uk/library.html - lots of early records in the 'Feet of Fines' transcripts in a number of issues pre-WWI. (Vols 16, 17 & 18)
Index to wills proved and administrations granted in the court of the archdeacon of Berks, 1508 to 1652 - IA
Berkshire parish registers. Marriages - Phillimore - parishes of Harwell, Bradfield, Sparsholt, West Hendred, Sulham, Kingston Lisle, Purley, Buscot & West Hanney
Parochial Topography of the Hundred of Wanting [Wantage Hundred] - WN Clarke - GB
An Account of the Charitable Donations to Places Within the County of Berks - F C Parry, 1818 - GB
Victoria County History of Berkshire - http://www.british-history.ac.uk/place.aspx?gid=2&region=2
The Hundred of Compton, Hewett, 1844 - IA
Latest project - www.westberkshirewarmemorials.org.uk
Currently researching:<br /> Newbury pubs  & inns - the buildings, breweries and publican families.
Member of Newbury District Field Club - www.ndfc.org.uk